Hi Mark,

Just to clarify the point about reviewing the copyright statement.  This was
in the context of Usman saying that ISJ policy was that authors retain
copyright.   I pointed out that we require all contributors to sign a
copyright form that says that they give over the copyright to ISJ.  In this
context, it was felt that we need to review what exactly is our policy on
this and to consider whether it needs to be reviewed.

shiraz

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:48:41 +0100, Mark Perkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Hi Shiraz & all
>
>Hope you all had a good Festive Season...
>
>I have various comments / questions regarding the minutes which are given
>below
>
>Best wishes for 2009
>Mark
>
>2. It was felt that the committee should review Copyright
>Format.
>
>"ISJ is currently licensed under a Creative Commons
>Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. For details see:
>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ "
>
>ACTION: All
>
>MP>>I think more information / background is required in order to review the
>Copyright Format: why is a review necessary? Is this connected with the
>approach to publishers for a print version of the journal? If so, could we
>change the copyright of the issue in print but keep the Creative Commons
>license for past issues (including those which are archived when a new print
>issue is published)?
>
>3. It was agreed that the following section from ISJ Editorial
>(Vol. 1 No. 1, p. 9) should be moved to the
>mission/introductory statement on ISJ on its webpage: "In all
>countries, the ruling classes have used their control over
>information to influence people's world outlook and social
>awareness. Developments in information and communication
>technologies in recent years have given them even more
>power to control destinies of peoples, countries and the world
>as a whole. Those who control information and systems of
>communications also decide what interpretation to give to
>people's history and culture".
>
>MP>>I feel that this is much to negative. Something should be added that
>highlights the opportunities that new technology opens up for opposition to
>such power. Some examples from the same ISJ Editorial are given below.
>
>"In view of the foregoing opposing positions, we are of the opinion that a
>more hybrid perspective is quite reasonable: globalisation and ICTs have
>created both challenge and opportunities for less developed countries and
>the world at large:
>While globalisation, neoliberalism and ICT have adverse effects on
>marginalised classes in Africa and the global South, they have fortuitously
>given rise to the much-needed space for engaging issues of democracy,
>inclusivity and popular struggles (Tar & Durrani, 2007: p. 503)." p3
>
>"Throughout the world, a variety of forums have mushroomed to engage with,
>or be part of, the globalising world." p3
>
>"Virtual Networks promoted through instantaneous facility for communication
>and political action provided by the internet." p4
>
>"In sum, it is argued that globalisation and ICTs should be construed not as
>a foreign project that is counter-productive to local states and economies,
>but one that fortuitously creates both challenges and opportunities for
>engagement." p4
>
>"Civallero (2007, p. ix) points to the power that information, backed by
>force, can have when he says: 'Information means power; economic power as
>well as social, political and human. This power has been seized by a few and
>is not often shared.' The point is, with advances in information technology
>which is increasingly becoming familiar and accessible to majority of the
>world, including less developed countries, 'information' is becoming a
>powerful tool for exposing the evils and injustices embedded in imperialism
>- both past and present." p4-5
>
>"But of course, the ruling classes do not have the field to themselves.
>Their actions inevitably give rise to people's resistance as they assert
>their ideas, visions and leaders. They develop their own interpretations of
>history and create new ways of storing and disseminating their views and
>perspectives." p9
>
>ACTION: Shiraz
>
>7. Advisory Board
>It was agreed to create an ISJ Advisory Board to which key
>personalities would be invited. Please send suggestion for
>membership of the Advisory Board to Usman by March 2009.
>
>ACTION: All
>
>MP>>What would be the purpose of the ISJ Advisory Board? This does not seem
>clear from the minutes.
>
>A last issue, personally I see the journal as following ALL of its title,
>ie. Information, Society & Justice - articles should be on the intersection
>of these and not on any individually; how Information serves (or should
>serve, or unfortunately does not serve) justice within society...
>
>----
>Mark Perkins MLIS, MCLIP
>www.markperkins.info
>
>https://keyserver.pgp.com/
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Information, Society & Justice [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>Of Shiraz Durrani
>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:18 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: ISJ Editorial Board Minutes (23 Dec 2008)
>
>Greetings
>
>Please find attached minutes of Editorial Board meeting (23 Dec 08)
>
>shiraz